Tokyo Quantified Meditation Challenge – History in the Making

On October 2, 2025, Tokyo witnessed something extraordinary at Happo-en: 

For the first time in history, meditation was not only practiced, but measured, scored, and celebrated live on stage. 

With advanced brain imaging, dynamic neuro-imaging, and the revolutionary QM³ format (Quantified Meditation 3), silence itself lit up the screens. Meditation became visible, data-driven, and shared in real time—emerging as a new sport of the mind. 

This is Winning Without Moving™.  

The 3 great participants finished in the following order: 

1. Hisami Tsurumori  

2. Yu Mizuno  

3. Oana Budica  

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Honored Guests of Distinction 

• Ms. Akie Abe - Guest of Honor, Chairwoman of the Social Contribution Support Foundation and spouse of late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. 

• Mr. Kazunori Tanaka — Guest of Honor, Member of the House of Representatives and Former Minister for Reconstruction of Japan.

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Visionary Voices on Stage 

• Erkin Bek — Founder & President of All Here & World Meditation League, bridging meditation traditions with science and technology. 

• Christoph Michel - Chief Neuroscientific Director, All Here; Professor Emeritus, University of Geneva; pioneer in high-density EEG advancing the science of meditation. 

• Kengo Kuma & KENGO KUMA & ASSOCIATES — unveiling the Zenbu Koko XR Capsule, where architecture meets consciousness and immersive technology. 

• Ken Mogi — neuroscientist & philosopher of consciousness, on Finding Ikigai with Quantified Meditation. 

• Mikio Shishido & Zen 2.0 & Mindful Kamakura Lab — Japan’s leading mindfulness and meditation community, bridging East and West. 

• Alex Hatton & Rob Walker — international commentators, bringing the thrill of live meditation performance to a global audience. 

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Cultural & Artistic Interludes 

• Reison Kuroda — internationally acclaimed shakuhachi master. 

• Yogetsu Akasaka — Zen Buddhist priest and live looping artist. 

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Why It Matters 

This event was not only about performance. It was about demonstrating the fusion of science, technology, and meditation — advancing personal well-being, cultivating focus and attention, and contributing to long-term human development. 

Meditation, long practiced in silence, is now stepping onto a global stage as a measurable, shareable, and professional pursuit. 

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With deep gratitude to all collaborators, partners, and participants who made this milestone possible — especially our Japan Director, Paula Esguerra for her tireless leadership in making Tokyo a success. Together, we are shaping the future of meditation—where ancient wisdom meets modern science, and where every individual can discover the true potential of the mind. 

The experience lives on—explore the Tokyo Challenge page to revisit the moments and insights that shaped it.